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[BLOG] Some Friday links
- blogTO notes that the TTC plans on raising fares for next year.
- Centauri Dreams notes the evidence for an ocean on Pluto.
- City of Brass' Aziz Poonawalla argues against Muslims voluntarily registering in an American listing of Muslims.
- Dangerous Minds notes the sadness of Abbie Hoffman at Janis Joplin's use of IV drugs.
- Joe. My. God. notes that ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Wednesday links
- Beyond the Beyond links to an interview with Darran Anderson, a writer of cartographic fiction.
- Centauri Dreams notes that 2028 will be a time when microlensing can b used to study the area of Alpha Centauri A.
- The Crux engages with the question of whether or not an astronaut's corpse could seed life on another planet.
- The Dragon's Gaze links to a ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Thursday links
- Beyond the Beyond notes that electronic newspapers just don't work.
- blogTO notes that the Eaton Centre's HMV is closing.
- Crooked Timber notes that it will be shifting to moderated commenting.
- D-Brief notes a new sharp image of Eta Carinae.
- Dead Things notes that some monkeys are apparently making stone tools.
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[BLOG] Some Wednesday links
- blogTO reports that Honest Ed's will have its final sign sale this weekend.
- D-Brief looks at the New Horizons probe's next target after Pluto, and reports that Venus is tectonically active.
- Centauri Dreams reports on the mechanics of the antimatter sail.
- Dangerous Minds features a video of France Gall singing about computer dating in 1968.
- The Dragon' ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Thursday links
- blogTO notes that 1975 was a formative year for Toronto.
- Centauri Dreams speculates about the oceans of Pluto and Saturn's Dione.
- Crooked Timber talks about Hannah Arendt's arguments about the importance of bearing testament.
- D-Brief looks at the cnyodont, an extinct reptile ancestral to mammals.
- Dangerous Minds shares photos of Patti Smith.
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[NEWS] Some Friday links
- Bloomberg notes the recent challenge to one-family rule in Gabon, looks at Russia's new Internet firewall, examines the Syrian Kurds' withdrawal beyond the Euphrates, and reports on near-record migration into the United Kingdom.
- Bloomberg View talks about inequality in China, looks at continuing disputes over Second World War history in Poland and ( Read more... )
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[NEWS] Some Wednesday links
- Bloomberg talks about Poland's problems with economic growth, notes that McMansions are poor investments, considers what to do about the Olympics post-Rio, looks at new Japanese tax incentives for working women, looks at a French war museum that put its stock up for sale, examines the power of the New Zealand dairy, looks at the Yasukuni ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Tuesday links
- blogTO notes the spotting of a High Park capybara.
- Centauri Dreams reflects on the Pluto landscape.
- The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper looking at percolation theory in connection to the Fermi paradox. Joe. My. God. notes the homophobic and useless reactions of one anti-gay group to HIV.
- Language Hat links to an essay linking language with emotion.
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[NEWS] Some Thursday links
- The BBC notes a study suggesting that the bombardment of the early Moon by comets gave it water.
- Bloomberg View criticizes red tape in Greece, and notes that the salts of Australia will be drawing solar cell manufacturers to that country.
- The Guardian notes Jeremy Corbyn's claims of BBC bias against him.
- The Inter Press Service examines the ( Read more... )